The Thanksgiving Gift that Defies Rational Explanation

It’s Thanksgiving – without a doubt one of my favorite observances. Why, you may wonder. It’s a day designated for expressing our acknowledgement to Jehovah God for all He has done for us – from creating our nation to offering a Savior and Redeemer for all who fall short of His expectations and are truly penitent. We gather around the table and feast with family and friends to celebrate Him and the richness that only He provides.  

This special holiday is a reminder to us of our national heritage that provided a foundation of liberty and justice built on God’s assurances and teachings. Has not America truly been blessed by God despite our individual and domestic deficiencies? Once in a great while, we as a nation have something else to celebrate – and it rarely has to do with politics. Not since President Reagan has a national leader emerged who not only reminds us of those precious things, but one who shakes up the status quo, challenges emerging new false cultural dogmas and seeks to return America to its foundations, grounded on the legal principle that should govern a nation, as opposed to being governed by arbitrary decisions of individual government officials and will of “We the People.” Is that not what President Donald Trump has done since being sworn in as President of the United States of America?

Did he have to do it? Was he not, in many ways, an extremely unlikely figure to fill that role – an ever so wealthy man who would not have been on anyone’s list of "Who's Who" among spiritually motivated Americans? But “God works in mysterious ways,” bewildering those riled and in rebellion against Him. Look at the record of accomplishments, it’s simply undeniable. Not since Ronald Reagan led the rejuvenation of the American by thoroughly changing America’s cultural and political drift from the nation’s inspired foundations have we seen such national blessing.  

With that said, and with Thanksgiving here, let me make clear that we remember first to prayerfully praise God for the pardon He has provided Americans with His seemingly unlikely servant in the White House. Indeed, thank Him for all the blessings he has bestowed upon us and those to come in His Future Kingdom – the ultimate time of peace, justice, restoration and rest. Yes, thank God, always and for everything to include unlikely leaders – especially in this season of Thanksgiving.